The
€250m
($366m)
Alpha
Ventus
is
unusual
in
that
it
will
use
six
turbines
made
by
REpower
and
six
by
Multibrid,
a
subsidiary
of
French
nuclear
giant
Areva.
Its
developers
are
using
it
as
a
way
of
testing
the
durability
and
efficiency
of
two
types
of
turbines
and
foundations
in
the
harshest
and
deepest
conditions
ever
seen
for
an
offshore
wind
farm.
Since
early
September
Norwegian
contractor
Norwind
has
been
using
the
crane
ship
Thialf
to
install
the
six
jacket-style
foundations
that
will
hold
the
REpower
turbines
in
place
in
the
North…
